Amidst controversy surrounding the genre of ‘miya’ poetry in Assam, Sanjib Pol Deka, editor of Assamese magazine Aalaap, has come out in support of the poems whose creators are now being…
Immigration
2018 saw the US birthrate fall by 2%, making it the fourth consecutive year of birth declines, according to the provisional birth rate report from the Centres for Disease Control…
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a global framework to “…step up and shoulder our responsibilities toward refugees,” explained UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. Winning an almost unanimous vote, the compact…
Drought and increasingly erratic weather patterns are forcing Guatemalans to abandon their homes and farms. Both small and large-scale farms are struggling to maintain productivity and economic viability, resulting in…
The UN Migration Agency, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has launched a pilot application, MigrantApp, as part of a global initiative to provide information to facilitate safe and orderly migration…
The billionaires of Silicon Valley and other rich Americans are reported to be buying extensive areas of land in New Zealand in preparation for a feared apocalyptic event such as…
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and its partners are distributing a high-yield, fast-growing, non-GMO bean to refugees in Uganda to help replenish their stocks. An estimated 2,000kg of…
IKEA aims to take 200,000 people out of poverty in massive social sustainability drive IKEA is to employ refugees at production centres in Jordan this summer as part of a…
Reeta Sutinen on Twitter My spot as a #signalofchange is Arabic language taken place in western languages. English, you’ve been warned. https://t.co/5IGAaTE8TU Reeta Sutinen on Twitter @FuturesCentre Yes I have….
Curious intersection of a handful of noteworthy recent trends, in a country where recent past and near future urban-rural migration and relations have vast implications for economics, culture, and environment.
giulio quaggiotto on Twitter New Zealand minister proposes to create #climate change refugee visas https://t.co/BWJVm7GD5J cc @FuturesCentre @RCClimate
A Finnish start-up, Moni, has developed an idea to help refugees get on their feet faster. Often lacking official documents or permanent addresses, refugees find it challenging to establish themselves…
